* Company News 2004 *

January 2004

Portland, OR - February is National Engineer's Week, and Barrett & Assoc. Engineering is encouraging everyone to participate in Portland's annual celebration.

National Engineer's Week is an opportunity for engineers to share their experience with local high school students interested in math and science.

National sponsors of the event include the National Society of Professional Engineers, NSPE. Portland's annual celebration is sponsored by Oregon's engineering societies, Oregon's institutions of higher learning, and our educational community in general.

Local events are coordinated by the Professional Engineers of Oregon, PEO, with the able assistance of employees of Portland's branch of the URS Corporation.

The main events in Portland are an interesting tour, followed by a semi-formal dinner at the Lloyd Center Red Lion Inn. For a nominal fee, individual engineers can sponsor and accompany one or more students to both events.

More information about National Engineer's Week is available from the National Engineer's Week website.

We'll see you in February, during Portland's National Engineer's Week celebration!

January 2004

Portland, OR - Barrett & Assoc. Engineering, a local high-tech consulting engineering firm, today announced that the firm's Principal Engineer, Mr. Patrick H. Barrett, PE, has been elected to the office of Secretary of the Oregon Section of the IEEE.

The IEEE, (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pronounced "Eye-triple-E"), is a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 377,000 individual members in 150 countries.

By virtue of its members, the IEEE is a leading authority in technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology, and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics.

Through its technical publishing, conferences, and consensus-based Standards activities,
the IEEE produces almost 30 percent of the world's published literature in the fields of electrical engineering, computers, and control technology.

The IEEE annually hosts more than 300 major conferences and maintains nearly 900 active Standards, with another 700 under development.

Mr. Barrett, a graduate of Portland State University (PSU) and a Licensed Engineer noted his gratification on election to this office and his determination to maintain the high standards set by his predecessor.